Foreign registration · no form number

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

A corporation formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your South Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What South Dakota and Delaware each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$20	$245 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	June 30
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Delaware

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your South Dakota name and formation date. If Delaware wants the South Dakota certificate, it is ordered first. Once Delaware approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

Will your South Dakota name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and South Dakota

South Dakota and Delaware both call it a registered agent. Delaware papers come to us; South Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Delaware

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; Delaware wants the Foreign Corporation Annual Report every year ($125). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Delaware

An LLC formed in South Dakota files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into South Dakota

A corporation formed in Delaware that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Delaware

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Delaware?

Yes, once a South Dakota business operates there; Delaware registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for South Dakota corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a South Dakota corporation in Delaware?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report (fee set by the state) and Delaware's report ($125).

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but South Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps South Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

South Dakota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside South Dakota's filings.

What does a Delaware company file to register in South Dakota?

It files South Dakota's registration with $750 in state fees, plus Delaware's good standing certificate.

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